US20100043545A1 - Balancing machine for ratating bodies, particularly for motor vehicle wheels - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for motor vehicle wheels.
- the rotating body and in particular the wheel of a motor vehicle, is fitted on one end of a shaft which is turned and is supported by a frame provided with force transducers adapted to measure the centrifugal force generated by the imbalances present on the rotating body.
- the frame that supports the shaft is fixed generally to the base of the machine by way of relatively elastic systems, which are capable of providing degrees of freedom to the movement of such frame.
- the degrees of freedom are locked by force transducers.
- the rotating body is turned at the speed needed for measurement by using electric motors connected to the shaft by means of belts and pulleys or a motor which is mounted in axial alignment with the rotating body.
- the system with motor and belt drive is considered convenient, since the drive allows to reduce the selected rotation rate for the proper operation of the balancing machine.
- Measurement of the imbalance in fact can be obtained correctly from a speed on the order of 80-100 rpm of the rotating body, while a normal electric motor has a much higher speed.
- This shape of the frame of the balancing machine allows to mount the motor so that it is laterally adjacent to the frame or mounted on board the frame.
- This embodiment with transducers having parallel axes suffers drawbacks due to complexity and construction and to the difficulty in obtaining from the transducers signals which can be correlated easily to the forces generated by the imbalances.
- the aim of the present invention is to provide a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, which allows to eliminate vibration and the forces generated by the driving belt and by the eccentricity of the pulley.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, in which the measurements of the imbalance forces are not affected by vibration generated by the rotating belt or by the eccentricity of the driving pulley.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly wheels of motor vehicles and the like, in which it is not necessary to perform a filtering, which is costly in terms of measurement time, of the signal generated by the measurement sensors.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, which is highly reliable, relatively simple to provide and at competitive costs.
- a balancing machine for rotating bodies particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, comprising a rotating shaft supported by a supporting element which is connected rigidly to the frame of said balancing machine, at least one first measurement transducer and one second measurement transducer being coupled elastically, along perpendicular planes, to an extension of said supporting element, an actuation motor being connected to said rotating shaft by means of a belt, characterized in that said actuation motor is mounted on an extension of said supporting element, said extension connecting said rotating shaft to said measurement transducers.
- FIG. 1 a is a front view of a balancing machine of a known type
- FIG. 1 b is a side elevation view of the balancing machine of the known type of FIG. 1 a;
- FIG. 2 a is a front view of a balancing machine according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 b is a side elevation view of the balancing machine according to the present invention.
- the balancing machine according to the invention is designated by the reference numeral 1
- the known type of balancing machine is designated by the reference numeral 100 .
- the balancing machine for rotating bodies comprises a rotating shaft 2 on part of a support 3 , which is connected to the structure or frame of the balancing machine by means of laminas 4 .
- An extension 5 of the support 3 allows to fix at least one first and one second transducers 6 and 7 by means of relatively elastic tension elements 8 .
- the structure is rigid and has two constraints which correspond to the force measurement transducers 6 and 7 .
- the forces generated on the support 3 therefore, are detected efficiently by the transducers 6 and 7 .
- a driving belt 9 transmits and generates in its movement forces between a driving pulley 10 and a balancing pulley 11 .
- FIG. 1 a Differently from the solution indicated in FIG. 1 a, in which a motor 12 is mounted laterally with respect to the measurement frame on the base 13 of the balancing machine, in the balancing machine according to the invention, shown in FIGS. 2 a and 2 b, the motor 12 is mounted directly on the extension 5 of the support 3 and is thus suspended together with the entire measurement system.
- the reaction to the forces due to the belt 9 is closed in a very specific mechanical path without being able to influence the measurement of the imbalance forces.
- the balancing machine described above is simple and effective to manufacture; it is in fact absolutely simple to align the motor axis with the shaft axis, since both lie on a single structure and are therefore mutually rigidly coupled.
- the motor 12 is mounted on the extension that connects the rotating shaft 2 to the measurement transducers 6 and 7 and the motor is further placed in an intermediate position between the transducers 6 and 7 and the rotating shaft 2 .
- the balancing machine according to the present invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects, since it allows to obtain a measurement of the balance forces and is in no way affected by the vibration generated by the rotating belt or by the eccentricity of the driving pulley.
- the materials used may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.
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A balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, comprising a rotating shaft supported by a supporting element which is connected rigidly to the frame of the balancing machine, at least one first measurement transducer and one second measurement transducer being coupled elastically, along perpendicular planes, to an extension of the supporting element, an actuation motor being connected to the rotating shaft by means of a belt, said actuation motor being connected on an extension of the supporting element, said extension connecting the rotating shaft to the measurement transducers.
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- The present invention relates to a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for motor vehicle wheels.
- As is known, in balancing machines, the rotating body, and in particular the wheel of a motor vehicle, is fitted on one end of a shaft which is turned and is supported by a frame provided with force transducers adapted to measure the centrifugal force generated by the imbalances present on the rotating body.
- The frame that supports the shaft is fixed generally to the base of the machine by way of relatively elastic systems, which are capable of providing degrees of freedom to the movement of such frame. The degrees of freedom are locked by force transducers.
- In this manner, it is possible to obtain from the transducers a signal which corresponds to the forces which are induced by the imbalance present on the motor vehicle wheel and are discharged onto the basic structure of the balancing machine.
- The rotating body is turned at the speed needed for measurement by using electric motors connected to the shaft by means of belts and pulleys or a motor which is mounted in axial alignment with the rotating body.
- The system with motor and belt drive is considered convenient, since the drive allows to reduce the selected rotation rate for the proper operation of the balancing machine.
- Measurement of the imbalance in fact can be obtained correctly from a speed on the order of 80-100 rpm of the rotating body, while a normal electric motor has a much higher speed.
- By means of the reduction that can be obtained fiom the belt, it is possible to use a motor of limited power which is therefore less expensive.
- However, the solution described above suffers the drawback that the vibration generated by the rotating belt or by the eccentricity of the driving pulley affects negatively the measurement of the imbalance forces.
- Solutions are known in which the transducers have measurement axes which are substantially parallel to each other and contrast the movement of the frame suspended on relatively flexible springs.
- This shape of the frame of the balancing machine allows to mount the motor so that it is laterally adjacent to the frame or mounted on board the frame. This embodiment with transducers having parallel axes, however, suffers drawbacks due to complexity and construction and to the difficulty in obtaining from the transducers signals which can be correlated easily to the forces generated by the imbalances.
- Therefore, also the above described solution suffers drawbacks.
- The aim of the present invention is to provide a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, which allows to eliminate vibration and the forces generated by the driving belt and by the eccentricity of the pulley.
- Within this aim, an object of the present invention is to provide a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, in which the measurements of the imbalance forces are not affected by vibration generated by the rotating belt or by the eccentricity of the driving pulley.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly wheels of motor vehicles and the like, in which it is not necessary to perform a filtering, which is costly in terms of measurement time, of the signal generated by the measurement sensors.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, which is highly reliable, relatively simple to provide and at competitive costs.
- This aim and these and other objects, which will become better apparent hereinafter, are achieved by a balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, comprising a rotating shaft supported by a supporting element which is connected rigidly to the frame of said balancing machine, at least one first measurement transducer and one second measurement transducer being coupled elastically, along perpendicular planes, to an extension of said supporting element, an actuation motor being connected to said rotating shaft by means of a belt, characterized in that said actuation motor is mounted on an extension of said supporting element, said extension connecting said rotating shaft to said measurement transducers.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become better apparent from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of the balancing machine according to the present invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 a is a front view of a balancing machine of a known type; -
FIG. 1 b is a side elevation view of the balancing machine of the known type ofFIG. 1 a; -
FIG. 2 a is a front view of a balancing machine according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 b is a side elevation view of the balancing machine according to the present invention. - With reference to the figures, in which identical reference numerals correspond to identical elements in all the figures, the balancing machine according to the invention is designated by the
reference numeral 1, while the known type of balancing machine is designated by thereference numeral 100. - With reference to the figures, the balancing machine for rotating bodies comprises a
rotating shaft 2 on part of asupport 3, which is connected to the structure or frame of the balancing machine by means oflaminas 4. Anextension 5 of thesupport 3 allows to fix at least one first and onesecond transducers elastic tension elements 8. In this manner, the structure is rigid and has two constraints which correspond to theforce measurement transducers support 3, therefore, are detected efficiently by thetransducers driving belt 9 transmits and generates in its movement forces between a drivingpulley 10 and a balancingpulley 11. - Differently from the solution indicated in
FIG. 1 a, in which amotor 12 is mounted laterally with respect to the measurement frame on thebase 13 of the balancing machine, in the balancing machine according to the invention, shown inFIGS. 2 a and 2 b, themotor 12 is mounted directly on theextension 5 of thesupport 3 and is thus suspended together with the entire measurement system. - In this manner, the forces produced by the
belt 9 and exchanged between the drivingpulley 10 and the drivenpulley 11 are supported by a rigid mechanical element, i.e., the extension or supportingelement 5 of themotor 12, which is connected to thesupport 3 proximate to the bearing, which in turn supports the drivenpulley 11. - In this manner, the forces due to the belt are in no way detectable by the
transducers - Substantially, the reaction to the forces due to the
belt 9 is closed in a very specific mechanical path without being able to influence the measurement of the imbalance forces. - The balancing machine described above is simple and effective to manufacture; it is in fact absolutely simple to align the motor axis with the shaft axis, since both lie on a single structure and are therefore mutually rigidly coupled.
- In practice, the
motor 12 is mounted on the extension that connects the rotatingshaft 2 to themeasurement transducers transducers shaft 2. - In practice it has been found that the balancing machine according to the present invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects, since it allows to obtain a measurement of the balance forces and is in no way affected by the vibration generated by the rotating belt or by the eccentricity of the driving pulley.
- Moreover, the machine thus conceived is simple and reliable to manufacture, and maintenance interventions can also be performed very simply.
- The balancing machine thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims; all the details may further be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.
- In practice, the materials used, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.
- The disclosures in Italian Patent Application No. MI2007A000222 from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference.
- Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly, such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the interpretation of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.
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4. A balancing machine for rotating bodies, particularly for wheels of motor vehicles and the like, comprising a rotating shaft supported by a supporting element which is connected rigidly to the frame of said balancing machine, at least one first measurement transducer and one second measurement transducer being coupled elastically, along perpendicular planes, to an extension of said supporting element, an actuation motor being connected to said rotating shaft by means of a belt, wherein said actuation motor is mounted on an extension of said supporting element, said extension connecting said rotating shaft to said measurement transducers.
5. The balancing machine according to claim 4 , wherein said actuation motor is interposed between said measurement transducers and said rotating shaft.
6. The balancing machine according to claim 4 , wherein said actuation motor is suspended together with said measurement transducers.
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